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 For those of you who do not know the story of McKay Everett, the son of Paulette Norman; in 1995, a former law enforcement officer abducted McKay in an attempt to extort a half million dollars to cover gambling debts. The kidnapping was bungled and the kidnapper murdered McKay in an attempt to cover the crime.
Paulette Norman, wrote a book, Waltz With Insanity, about her experience and recovery from grief. More important she has created this safety program for children named after her late son. The current curriculum is for the third, fourth and fifth grades; keep checking back here as younger children's curriculum will soon be completed. These learning tools, some at no cost and others at a cost that defrays the expense to produce them, are available to any parent or teacher, and are written from a child's perspective about how to avoid and get out of dangerous situations.
For news and press releases, visit our news link. For links related to child safety and preventing child abduction, visit our links page. And feel free to contact us!
Visit the Meet McKay page to learn more about McKay Everett, the twelve-year-old boy who was kidnapped and murdered by an adult family friend and for whom the foundation was named.
In About Us, you can read our mission statement and a list of some of our recent accomplishments and presentations.
In Strategies and Solutions, you can read about and order from our Web site McKay's Legacy, a DVD/CD with academically based safety curriculum and six lessons addressing issues that affect a child's ability to make good decisions in a critical circumstances. You can also read "what to do" instructions and tips from mother to mother and from mother to child. Also under this link is information regarding purchasing NOWA ("Never Open When Alone," discouraging kids from opening the door when their parents aren't home) decals.
Under the Making a Difference link, you can help by donating to the cause so that we can develop grade-specific McKay's Legacy DVDs and CDs. You can also read about our projects in the works and opportunities for volunteers. Under our How We Serve Your Community section, you can read about the various school districts the McKay Foundation has partnered with in the interest in educating children about safety. In the Partnerships section, read about who we have joined forces with and how you can get in contact with us. And in Heroes, read about the recipients of the yearly McKay's Heroes Award.
In Events, you can read about past and future events, check out photos, and view press releases.
"Deadly Betrayal: The Kidnapping and Murder of McKay Everett" and "Seed of Villainy: The Hilton Crawford Story" are on sale now for $24.95 each at local bookstores and available from the Texas A&M University Consortium; visit www.tamu.edu/upress or call (800) 826-8911.
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